Defect card holder



Ap 2, 1940- A. B. MCNABB I DEFECT CARD HOLDER Filed Nv. 5. 1958 Patented Apr. 2, 1940 DEFECT CARD HOLDER ArthurB. McNabb, Sacramento, Calif.

Application llSlovernber 5,

y i 2 Claims. This invention relateslto defect card holders usually attached to railway cars. Railway cars` are often. used by railroads other than the railroads which'own them, but the owner is responsible for keeping lits cars in operating condition.

' When a car is in need of repairs,r the railroad which' is in possession of the "car places a"card in av box provided for that purpose. When the car is returned `to its owner, repairs indicated by the cards are made by said owner.

The object of this invention isto provide a sturdy, watertight box having av removable cover and means for attachment to a railway car so that it may serve as a defect card holder.

In the drawing: v

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary vside elevation-.of a railway car showing a typical application of my invention.- I f Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of my invention.

Fig. 3 is a-sectionV on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig-4 is a sectionon line 4-4`of Fig. 2,.

Fig. 5 is a section on line .fz-.5.0i Fig. 4. Fig. 6 isa section on line 6-6 of Fig. 2.

, Theparts of the railway car shown in Fig. 1 are side sill A2; side sheathing 3; side flange 4 of the end wall; lower corner cap 5; bolster connection 6 and defect card holder 1. The defect card holder I is shown attached to the bolster connection 6, although it is often preferable to attach it softe ,the side sill, sheathing, door oriother easilyL accessiblefpart ofthe car. r n

The defect vcard holder 'I is a box-like structure Vhaving sides Ill and II;

Il which form a pair of channels I8... The channels !8 serve as guidesfor the verticalisliding movement of the endl 5.

' Thev top I2 has an upwardly projecting part' 25 near the slidable end I5. The uppery portion v26S of the end l 5 is formed with a depending ange 2'I which forms with the upper portion 26 a downwardly facing channel overlie the part 25 and form a watertight seal when the end I5 is position. The; channel 28 isprovided `with closed 50' ends 32, as shown vin Fig.`6. lAhandle 29 for operating the .end I5 is preferably formed integral with said end. -A clip 30 is provided on the a top I2; a bottom I3; a' rigid end I4 anda slidable end vIii'which serves as a-door to be opened `for insertion of defectL cards. The sides I9- and ll I 'are'provided adjae' cent the slidable end'IBA with outwardlyf`projecting flanges I6 and inwardly projectingreanges 28 which is arranged to'.-

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end I5 to limit the downward sliding of` the end I5 and the depending flange 3l von the bottom I3 is intendedto engage flatwiserwith the lower portion of the end I5 to form a seal. j

`The holder 'l is attached to the car preferably 5 by the member 35 secured to one of thesides II. The member 35 extends beyond the top I2 and bottom i3 and is provided with holes 36 for rivets or bolts -used in attaching the holder 1 to the car. The accompanying drawing illustrates the `pre-- ferred forni of the invention, though it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the exact details of construction shown and described, as it is obvious that various modications thereof, within the scopelof the claims, willoccur 1,5 to persons skilled in theart. Y y

Ilclaim:v y I 1 1. A watertight boxadapted to'be attached to a railway car, said box comprising vertical disposed sides and ends and horizontal top and bottom, 20 said sides having outwardly projecting flanges adjacentone of said ends and inwardly projecting r-eflangesf. on said flanges to form a pair ofgfacing channels, one of said ends being slidable in said ranged toA overlie said part and form a watertight 30 seal, means toy close 'the rends of .said last mentioned channel, and means to secure said boxpto a railway car. 'v y.

2.A Awatertight box adapted to be attached to a railway car, said box comprising vertical disposed 35 sides and ends and horizontal top and bottom, said sidesy having'outwardly projecting flanges adjacent one fsaid ends and inwardly projecting reflanges on said flanges to form a pair of facing channels, one ofsaid ends being slidable n in said ichannels, an Yupwardly projecting part on said top adjacent said slidable end, the upper portion of said slidable end being'formed witha depending flange which cooperates withsaid upper portion to provide a downwardlyfacing 'chan'- 4,5 nel arranged to overlie said part and forni a watertight seal, means to close the ends of said last mentioned-channel, and vertically disposed members in spaced relation to one of said sides and extending beyond saidjtopand said bottom for attachmenttoa railway car.` f

B. MCNABB.

channels, an upwardly ,projecting parton said 26 

